Metal working - English wheel

[Magnumcharger]

Who has one?
Where did you get it?
How much did you pay?

What....is the airspeed velocity of a coconut laden swallow?

[72chargerSE]

The most dangerous machine known to mankind......

[moparnole]

What....is the airspeed velocity of a coconut laden swallow?

What do you mean? African, or European?

[Magnumcharger]

What....is the airspeed velocity of a coconut laden swallow?

What do you mean? African, or European?

Thank you.

[Magnumcharger]

The most dangerous machine known to mankind......

How so??

[RTDaddy]

You will learn the meaning of pain through mashed fingers as you develop your technique.

"IF YOU'RE UNDER CONTROL, YOU AIN'T GOING FAST ENOUGH."

[moparguy01]

english wheels can hurt. they bite pretty good.

honestly the best deal for an amatuer right now is the Harbor Freight english wheel kit. you can get it completely set up with the extra anvils for around 400-450 bucks. The only reason to spend more on one is if you use it constantly or have too much money and need something to spend it on. If it is the later of the two, you can always PM me and I can put you in touch with the "Charger repair fund" group which would be a better way to throw money away.

I have one of the harbor freight wheels, and it works just fine. sometimes I need to run over the parts with the plenishing hammer because the anvils arent perfect, but for the price difference I can deal with that.

[Magnumcharger]

Harbour freight....sounds interesting. I'll look that up.
I need an English wheel to finish my Deora replica, but I don't feel inclined to spend 2-3K just for that.

[moparguy01]

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=65177

thats the frame and english wheel itself

and here are the other anvils

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=95366

[moparstuart]

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,38439.msg494316.html#msg494316


 this guy is a little shop outside of duluth minnesota check him out he builds hjis own wheels for his english wheel he is a metal craftsmen and master of his art

 awesome day at his shop  . Winged warriors meet last year

[dodgecharger-fan]

You can build your own. All you need to buy are the wheels and anvils.

http://www.roddingroundtable.com/tech/articles/12ewheel.html

There are more places on the 'net with more builds. I used to have an awesome metal forming site bookmarked, but I can't find it at the moment.

I'll be The H.A.M.B. will have some posts like this as well.

[BB1]

Buy it you can, but your fate will be no better than the black night.

[moparstuart]

we are the knights who say knee      knee knee      shrubbery

[Magnumcharger]

Yes, it all sounds good.
I like to build my own shop tools. Call it a quirk.
For those of you who might remember, I built my rotisserie several years ago and posted the plans right here on this site.
I also built my own jackstands, and garage for that matter. So I'm thinking buying the anvils and wheel, then making the frame will probably be the way to go.
I'm also thinking I'd like to build a raised platform, with a 1/2" steel deck, as a table for building some of my future rides. There's nothing quite as luxurious as working with your arms extended right in front of you, verses laying on your back on cold concrete. Or listening to your knees groaning every time you get up.

[451-74Charger]

I just paid $80 from Harbour Freight for mine

[Magnumcharger]

I just paid $80 from Harbour Freight for mine

For the entire apparatus, or the bits?

[moparstuart]

I just paid $80 from Harbour Freight for mine

For the entire apparatus, or the bits?

start with that one and build on to it .  The guy in northern minnesota has over 100 different wheels and fixtures he has made him self for his .  He can make anything now from scratch .

[Magnumcharger]

I'm totally jealous!!!

[Charger_Fan]

I used to have an awesome metal forming site bookmarked, but I can't find it at the moment.

Is this one you're thinking of?
http://www.metalmeet.com/forum/index.php

[451-74Charger]

I just paid $80 from Harbour Freight for mine

For the entire apparatus, or the bits?

That was all in with wheel and bits (not a large one though, but big enough to make patch panels

(had to have an "English Wheel" somewhere in my garage, what with all these Americal wheels parked aroung the place..lol)

[carolina charger]

 11 meters per second.

[Magnumcharger]

?

[carolina charger]

 Thats the airspeed velocity of a coconut laden swallow.

[Daytona R/T SE]

http://allshops.org/

[Magnumcharger]

Thats the airspeed velocity of a coconut laden swallow.

Ask a silly question....get a silly answer!!

[dodgecharger-fan]

I used to have an awesome metal forming site bookmarked, but I can't find it at the moment.

Is this one you're thinking of?
http://www.metalmeet.com/forum/index.php

Nope, but I knew of that one too.